Since False Confessions and Convictions Occur,is It Necessary to Rethink

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Essay

Since false confessions and convictions occur,is it necessary to rethink the punishment we assign? Is the death penalty too big a risk in light of the possibility of false confessions?

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Definitions:

Outliers

Observations in data that do not follow the pattern of the majority, significantly differing from other observations.

Covariances

Covariances are measures that indicate the extent to which two random variables change in tandem. A positive covariance indicates that two variables tend to move in the same direction.

Regression Analysis

A numerical approach for analyzing the correlation between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Descriptive Statistics

Statistics that summarize or describe the characteristics of a data set, including measures like mean, median, mode, and standard deviation.